A Strictly Mathematical Viewpoint

You might consider this a little cheesy, but I like it anyway. And since whatever I like ends up in THE MEDIAN SIB, I'm sharing it here with you.

I've written a couple times of attending a small church near where we are going to build our house. It's a great place, and it has the friendliest and most welcoming people I've ever met in a church. The following was in yesterday's church bulletin at Hillsboro United Methodist Church. (hat tip to Pastor Tom who got it from Betty H.) I thought it was clever and right on!

What equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 101%? What equals 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8 + 1 + 18 + 4 + 23 + 15 + 18 + 11 = 98%

and

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11 + 14 + 15 + 23 + 12 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 = 96%

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1 + 20 + 20 + 9 + 20 + 21 + 4 + 5 = 100%

AND,

look how far the love of God will take you
L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12 + 15 + 22 + 5 + 15 + 6 + 7 + 15 + 4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While HARD WORK and KNOWLEDGE will get you close, and ATTITUDE will get you there, it's the LOVE OF GOD that will put you over the top!